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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
DENVER
Avg processing
247days
-19 vs national
Processing time
247
8.2 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,533
FY receipts
2,896
FY dispositions
2,421
Active judges
9
Video hearings
56%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.8%
+3.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.20
Growing
Rank
#49
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
46%
83%
0%Median 59.6%100%
At DENVER, approval rates range from 45.6% (LaRiccia, Rebecca) to 82.9% (Hugar, Terrence) — a 37-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (59.6%), not the best case.
Judges at DENVER (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugar, Terrence | 82.9% | 275 | 228 | 47 | |
| Kurbegov, Sasha | 75.1% | 189 | 142 | 47 | |
| Millington, Jennifer B | 61.6% | 279 | 172 | 107 | |
| McGovern, Shane | 60.2% | 166 | 100 | 66 | |
| Holappa, Jeffrey N. | 59.0% | 315 | 186 | 129 | |
| Justice, Erin | 56.5% | 418 | 236 | 182 | |
| Denney, Debra | 56.2% | 276 | 155 | 121 | |
| LaRiccia, Rebecca | 45.6% | 338 | 154 | 184 | |
| Kidd, Michael S. | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |